Tag: Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A day after witnessing a record surge of over 1800 positive cases, Odisha reported 1643 new COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours. The positive tally has risen to 44193 while the death toll in the State jumped to 259 on Saturday. #BREAKING#Odisha reports 1643 new #COVID19 cases in the last […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Department here has issued a yellow warning for several districts of Odisha, forecasting spells of rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning. SRC stated that a few places over the districts of Dhenkanal, Koraput, Angul, Keonjhar would witness thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall with one or two spells of […]

Bhubaneswar: While the national Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is progressively declining, the Centre’s focus is now on 13 districts concentrated in eight States and Union Territories with a high caseload and CFR higher than the national average. Ganjam district in Odisha is among these 13 districts which account for about 14 per cent of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 graph in Odisha continues with its upward trend since the beginning of August. After registering 1600-plus cases in the last three days, Odisha reported 1734 new cases and 13 more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the COVID-19 tally in Odisha reached 45927 on Sunday. Of the new cases […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) has directed Collectors of several Odisha districts to remain alert in view of heavy rainfall forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD). As per IMD’s weather bulletin, several districts in Odisha will experience heavy rainfall under the impact of a low pressure area which is likely to develop over North […]

Bhubaneswar: At least four Maoist hideouts were busted and huge cache of live ammunition and other articles were seized following an exchange of fire between the ultras and security forces in Gandhamardhan Reserve forest under Paikmal PS limits, police said on Sunday. About 10 to 15 CPI (Maoists) managed to escape after the shootout that […]

Jajpur: Despite State government’s tall claims of providing employment to scores of people who returned to Odisha from other States due to the pandemic lockdown, a whopping 74,000 construction workers in Jajpur district are reportedly yet to receive the assistance announced by the government. Keeping the pandemic in view, the Odisha government, in April, had […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the world is reeling under Covid-19 pandemic, suspicious seed parcels of suspected Chinese origin has sent the alarm bells ringing across the globe. Following the Centre’s directive to the state governments, seed industry and research bodies on the suspicious/unsolicited seed parcels, the Odisha State Seeds Corporation (OSSC) has cautioned farmers […]

Bhubaneswar: The results of the annual Plus-II Science stream will be announced on August 12, informed School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Ranjan Dash on Monday. Speaking to reporters, Dash informed that adequate arrangements are being made by the exam conducting body- the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) for the publication of results which […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department on Monday issued a notification regarding the conduct of the Common PG Entrance Examination in the State. Students seeking admission to postgraduate courses in the state’s public universities and autonomous colleges will be required to appear for the Odisha Common PG Entrance 2020 exam. The dates for this Common […]

Bhubaneswar: Under the impact of low pressure and a monsoon trough line passing through Odisha, heavy rainfall is likely to batter many parts of the State in the next 4 days, said the Meteorological Centre here on Monday. This is the second instance of heavy showers pounding Odisha under the influence of a LOPAR over […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will soon promote nearly 56,000 teachers, informed School and Mass Education Minister, Samir Ranjan Dash on Monday. According to Dash, the identified teachers will be promoted and the entire process is likely to be completed by August end. “All the pending promotions will be cleared by August end. The department’s principal secretary […]

Puri: Police detained 30 persons including 20 women on Monday on charges of holding police personnel captive for five hours and obstructing them from discharging their duty. As per the reports, a team of Gop Police including the Inspector In-Charge had gone to the Redhua village on August 6 to arrest a person on charges […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the Odisha government has put on hold the recovery of KALIA money from ineligible recipients following criticisms from the Opposition, reports of many legitimate beneficiaries not receiving the funds yet has raised the eyebrows. Just before the general elections of 2019, the Odisha government had promised to provide Rs 10,000 in two […]

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Independence Day will be celebrated across Odisha in a subdued manner this year with no parade or march-past and participation by the general public. “This year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic in the State, the Odisha government has discouraged large gatherings along with other preventive measures […]